Tiger King star slams Trump and Biden for failing to pardon him
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Joe Exotic begged his followers to help him get Trump’s attention. Tiger King star Joe Exotic slammed Donald Trump for again failing to pardon him and said he would have been better off if he had stormed the US Capitol on January 6. While Trump told a reporter in 2020 that he would “take a look” at Exotic’s case, nothing came from it. He instead went on to pardon and commute the sentences of 143 people, including rappers Lil Wayne and Kodak Black.
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Exoctic later sought clemency from former President Joe Biden, but his efforts remained unsuccessful. Now he watched in dismay as Trump used his first few days back in the White House to pardon around 1,5000 people convicted over January 6. “If I was a crack dealer, maybe if I broke in the capital or even have been related to the Bidens. I might have gotten some relief on being in prison innocent,” Exotic wrote in a Tuesday (January 21) Instagram post, alongside a cartoon of a forlorn figure seated on the ground with the message: “President Trump you forgot me... again,” written above.
“I can’t even get a new trial based on admitted perjury testimony,” Exotic said. In a series of following Instagram posts, the felon further implored his followers to help him reach Trump by tagging the president on social media. “President Trump what is going on? Pardon Joe Exotic!” he added in another post before going on to list a number of reasons why he should be freed.
“Joe Exotic did not hurt anyone. Joe Exotic did not pay anyone. Joe Exotic had no plans to hurt anyone,” he claimed, alleging that he’s “suffered for seven years behind bars being isolated, abused, and treated in ways no American should ever endure.”.
